Parachuting is a generic
term which now covers a wide range of activities that have
evolved as leisure activities in general have increased.
Originally parachutes were semi-spherical in shape and parachutists
jumped from planes, opening their parachutes as quickly
as possible. Now there are numerous variations: spot landing,
canopy control, free style, aerobatics, relative formations,
free flying, sky surfing, base jumps, swoops or blade running…
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Only experts can do some of these but
others, such as free falling, can easily be tried on your
own or in a tandem jump with an instructor. It's a completely
new way of experiencing the pleasure of being airborne -
without wings!
